Trump’s Ability to Move Past Legal Woes Faces New York Test

  • Trump faces sentencing in hush money case on Nov. 26
  • Judge Merchan also scheduled to rule on immunity next week

Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal court in New York on May 30. 

Photographer: Justin Lane/EPA/Bloomberg

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Donald Trump’s ability to quickly move past his criminal cases as president-elect will get an early test in New York later this month.

In May, a New York state jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts for concealing a $130,000 payment to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged the payment was part of a scheme to influence the 2016 election by keeping tabloid stories from being published.